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Poa Pohjola, 38, and Wilhelm Blomberg, 35, of Helsinki, welcomed their first baby in July. After initially hesitating to have a child, Pohjola says she realized in her mid-30s that she wanted to become a mother, and Blomberg agreed. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah McCammon/NPR Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR’s series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing the World explores the causes and implications of this trend. On a clear but chilly autumn day, Poa Pohjola and her partner Wilhelm…

Politics / StudentNation / October 27, 2025 As an intern for Jon Tester’s campaign, I saw a disconnect between our claim to authentic Montanan populism and the reality on the ground. In 2025, we need something different. Ad Policy US Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) addresses supporters as they wait for election results at an election night event on November 5, 2024.(William Campbell / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more StudentNation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here.…

The headquarters for National Public Radio, or NPR, are seen in Washington, DC, September 17, 2013. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images/AFP The chasm is widening between NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that funneled federal dollars to public media until Congress killed that funding earlier this year. NPR’s legal team privately questioned the CPB’s longtime chief executive, Patricia Harrison, under oath earlier this month, according to the radio network’s legal filings, and is scheduled to do so publicly at a court hearing Tuesday morning. In court documents, NPR…

President Donald Trump addresses during the ASEAN US Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. Vincent Thian//AP POOL hide caption toggle caption Vincent Thian//AP POOL KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting. Any agreement would be a relief to international markets even it does not address underlying issues involving manufacturing imbalances and access to state-of-the-art computer chips.…

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, watch as Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, second left, and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet hold up a document after the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. Mohd Rasfan/POOL AFP/ AP hide caption toggle caption Mohd Rasfan/POOL AFP/ AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement on Sunday during a ceremony attended by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose…

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wear 3-D glasses during a Super Bowl party in the White House Family Theater in 2009. The White House/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption The White House/Getty Images It was, on occasion, used by presidents to rehearse important speeches such as the State of the Union address; and at other times, as a spot for visitors to dump their hats, bags and coats. But for more than 80 years, the White House movie theater was mostly a place where the first family and their guests went for entertainment. Demolition began this…

President Trump, pictured in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13, is headed to Asia for a nearly weeklong trip to meet with regional leaders. Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images President Trump is headed to Asia for a nearly week-long trip that is scheduled to include a high-stakes meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Korea. The trip will also include visits to Malaysia and Japan; Trump is expected to meet with leaders of those countries, as well. Trump’s visit comes during an uncertain time…

U.S. flags fly at half staff following the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 in Chicago. Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) hide caption toggle caption Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) The assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has turbocharged the conversation — and fears — around political violence in the U.S. And, more than perhaps any other recent high-profile incident, it has fed claims that far-left extremists are primarily responsible for the worsening environment. “From the attack on my life in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year, which killed a husband and father, to the…

Politics / October 24, 2025 Demolishing the people’s entrance to the People’s House is part of Trump’s plan to destabilize and devastate his opponents. Ad Policy An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House. (Eric Lee / Getty Images) In 2014 I promised my daughter I’d wrangle an invite to a White House Christmas party. A friend texted a friend—no favors were exchanged—and Nora and I got to show up at…

Speaking from the White House on Thursday, President Trump said he believes lawmakers will ultimately support U.S. efforts to strike alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea. But he said he did not think the administration would ask for a declaration of war. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images The U.S. military carried out three more strikes on alleged drug boats this week. Two of those attacks were not in the Caribbean Sea but in the eastern Pacific Ocean, signaling an expansion of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking from South America. Defense Secretary Pete…